mouthed (down)

past tense of mouth (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouthed (down)
Verb
  • Owners should also put away toys before bedtime, which will likely keep them calm in the middle of the night.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Then seal them in envelopes and put away for planting next spring.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Customers can enroll by putting down a $10 deposit, then paying off the overdue balance over 36 months, on top of the regular bill.
    Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • That means all parties have to cease fire and put down their weapons.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, as investors digested the news, opinion appeared to be shifting to see the loan losses as a manageable situation and not the start of a broader crisis.
    Liz Napolitano,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Cincinnati digested the latest drubbing against Detroit knowing the only answers at quarterback were outside the building.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Pointed gestures toward the lingering tension between Japan and Korea — and between those two countries and the rest of the planet — are drowned out by tiresome bickering and exaggerated gags, like a meaningful conversation swallowed into the sound of an airplane engine screaming overhead.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2025
  • But with the inability to do live shows for much of 2020-2021, and the meteoric growth of Matt Rife’s social media presence, many stand-ups swallowed their pride and bought a tripod.
    David Zucker, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Mouthed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouthed%20%28down%29. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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